FAQ

AU hosts convocation each year in June. The date and format will be announced this fall and shared with eligible graduates via email, on social media, and posted to the convocation website. Remember to keep your contact information up to date in your myAU account to ensure you receive convocation communications.

All requirements for your credential must be received and processed by the Office of the Registrar by April 30, 2024. Please visit graduation procedures to learn more.

Questions regarding requirements for graduation and application status can be directed to the Office of the Registrar by emailing grad-app@athabascau.ca.

If you complete all your course requirements and submit your application to graduate prior to April 30, 2024, then you will be eligible to participate in Convocation 2024. If you finish your program after this date, then you will be invited to participate in Convocation 2025.

Convocation is an optional activity for our graduands—but we hope you will join in the celebration to acknowledge your incredible achievement!

Invitations to convocation are sent via email in the spring to all who have met their program requirements in the months of July 2023 through May 2024 (inclusive).

Remember to keep your contact information up to date in your myAU account to make sure to receive convocation communications.

Yes!

Details on how to register will be sent to eligible graduates in the spring. Remember to keep your contact information up to date in your myAU account to ensure you receive convocation communications.

Applying for graduation does not automatically register you for convocation. When registration for convocation opens, and you have successfully completed and submitted your registration form online, you will receive an email confirming your registration and responses. Remember to check your junk mail folder! You can also email the convocation team at convocation@athabascau.ca.

Yes! It wouldn’t be a celebration without them.

Athabasca University encourages all students to celebrate their convocation day with friends and family however, only those individuals eligible to graduate are permitted to sit with the graduating class and cross the stage.

GradPhotos.ca is the official photographer for Athabasca University. You may book an appointment at any time of year to visit their studio in Edmonton, Alta. for a photo session in the official AU cap, gown, and hood for your degree.

Alternatively, you can visit other professional photographers in your location who offer grad photos. Most photography studios in your area that offer graduation portraits will have a standard black graduation gown and cap available for use. 

Once your application to graduate is approved, the Office of the Registrar mails your parchment on, or shortly after, the graduation date provided in your confirmation letter.

Your name, as it is recorded on your student academic record, will be displayed on your parchment. If you have recently changed your name or would like to make changes to the name on your student file, you must contact the Office of the Registrar by completing and submitting the student change of information form and emailing Academic Records at acrec@athabascau.ca.

Parchment frames, rings, clothing, gifts, and other AU merchandise can all be found at the AU Store.

We’d be happy to help! Please reach out to our team at convocation@athabascau.ca.